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Lee Reloading Dies - how to clean!?
Problem: Dog pee'd on boyfriends reloading dies. Naturally, he's panicking b/c he didn't notice for a while and now there is corrosion present. Is there any way to clean this?! I know the dies are EXTREMELY specific so methods that could remove material (steel wool??) might not be an option but it would be nice if he didn't have to spend a couple hundred dollars replacing the dies......HELP!! Is there something he could soak the dies in to break up the corrosion?
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- Think and GrowLv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
The only part of the dies that are critical is the inside. If you have rust inside the die, you have probably just lost the die. You may be able to clean the rust off, but there is a possibility that it will deform the cases.
As has been said, I would soak these in a rust removing compound. Naval jelly works, or you can use a compound called "Blue and Rust Remover" from Brownells.
http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/store/catsearch.a...
Once the rust is removed, you can see if there are any pits in the die. In especial, look at the neck area on bottle neck cartridges, and the overall area of straight case cartridges.
Remember to put a light coating of oil on the dies after removing the rust.
- gunplumber_462Lv 71 decade ago
Your hardware store should have something called Naval Jelly which will dissolve rust but will not effect the good steel. Follow the label directions.